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How to Tell a Story With Your Photos

By Henry Chow, Sandra Lee, and Elvin Lai Behind every event is a story. As a photographer, it is your job to not only capture the rare and beautiful moments but also to give your audience more of a reason to care. Developing a concrete style will take time and patience. So how could you […]

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The Ultimate Litmus Test

Henry Chow is a Rover Scout and the current Department Head for Information Systems. He was also a contingent member of our 6th International Service Project to Taiwan, with his role being the videographer for this trip.   I didn’t like challenges as a kid. My goal back then was to avoid every single obstacle, […]

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iProj 2017: Shoreline Cleanup in Taiwan

By Samuel Ng & Eli Chan As our last environmental project of iProj 2017, we did a shoreline cleanup near Jiufen at the Shuinandong Fishing Port. We interviewed our Rover President, Eli Chan, to talk about her experiences doing a shoreline cleanup project in another country. Question 1: What do you think of today’s shoreline […]

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iProj 2017 – Reflections of a Scouter

By Sam Chan This will be my last International Project. I was pretty sure of it. For some context, this is my third International Service Project (iProj, for short) with the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group. It has been a very hectic trip with little room for reflection; but that’s just the nature of trying […]

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iProj 2017: Taiwanese Scouts & the Digital Divide

By Brian Asin The Digital Divide Volunteer Initiative is an ongoing program organized by local Taiwanese Rover Scouts. The Digital Divide is a socio-economic concept that describes the gap in the access to modern information and technology. Though this is most easily understood using comparisons between developed and less developed countries, it also applies to […]

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iProj 2017: Keeping Shuanglianpi’s Wetland Ecosystem Alive

By Brian Asin We do environmental service projects when we visit other countries, because it’s a great opportunity for our Rover Scouts to follow the Scouting Method—we learn by doing. This year for Good Turn Week, a contingent from our Rover Scout Group is in Taiwan collaborating in a number of service projects with youth across […]

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iProj 2017: A Look Back at the First 6 Days

By Nick Leung Within the first week, we traveled from the rural area of Shuanglianpi to the National Changhua University of Education. This marked the end of our first two major stops in Taiwan: Hualien and Shuanglianpi. As a Rover Scout on my first International Service Project (or iProj for short), I wanted to take […]

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Our First Big Group of Taiwanese Scouts

By Sandra Today is Day 2 of our International Service Project in Taiwan. After our early breakfast, we walked to nearby Hwa Gang High School and met Scouter Pencil and his students. It was our first time interacting with a larger crowd of Taiwanese Scouts, and some of us were a little anxious.

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International Service Project 2017 Kickoff: The Contingent Has Arrived in Taiwan!

By Brian Asin ‘Rice burgers & tour bus karaoke’ is exactly how I’d want to describe my first day in Taiwan. From the “open 24 hours” dumpling shops to the beautiful mountainside views, it’s hard to not get lost in the magic of the island nation. As soon as we exited the gates at Taoyuan […]

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Vancouver to Taiwan: Visual Itinerary

Curious about what we’d be doing in Taiwan? Here’s a sneak peak. This is a rough itinerary for you to keep tabs on where we’ll be and what we’ll be sharing with you in more detail via blogs, vlogs, and photo galleries everyday starting April 29th! Date Activity 29-Apr-17 Leave VANCOUVER 30-Apr-17 Flight landing in […]